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Passaic River

The Passaic River is a river, approximately 85 miles long, in northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the... Wikipedia

• Country:  United States
• State:  New Jersey
• Counties:  Hudson, Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Union, Somerset
• District:  Northern New Jersey, Gateway, Skylands
• Cities:  Newark, Paterson, Clifton, Garfield, Elmwood Park, New Jersey Passaic
• Main source:  Mendham, 540 ft (164.59 m)
• River mouth:  Newark, 0 ft (0 m)
• Basin size:  935 sq mi (2,421.64 km²)
• Length:  85 mi (136.79 km)
• Discharge:  Location, Little Falls, Minimum rate, 36 cu ft/s (1.02 m³/s), Average rate, 2,100 cu ft/s (59.47 m³/s), Maximum rate, 8,330 cu ft/s (235.88 m³/s)
• Discharge, (location 2):  Location, Chatham, Average rate, 320 cu ft/s (9.06 m³/s)
• Tributaries:  Left, Rockaway River, Pompton River, Saddle River, Right, Dead River
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo